The Convenience of Magic

"Whoosh----whoosh----whoosh----"

In the empty underground labyrinth passage, Leo's heavy breathing, which had become increasingly labored at some point, echoed clearly and lingered for a long time.

Covered in wounds and dripping with blood, Leo stood in the center of the pale blue underground passage, his hand trembling as he gripped a small straight sword. For a moment, he was unable to make any move, simply standing there, looking around.

The once numerous Kobold had all vanished, leaving only glittering fragments of Magic Stone scattered on the ground, shimmering with an unusual luster.

Besides the fragments of Magic Stone, there were also some sharp nails and teeth on the ground, clearly belonging to those Kobold.

Leo stared blankly at the scene for a long time before collapsing to the ground, almost falling to his knees.

The excruciating pain emanating from all over his body told him just how serious his injuries were.

His head felt like it was being pricked with needles, throbbing with pain, making Leo press his temples involuntarily. Like a hangover, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Have you overexerted your mental energy?"

Leo immediately understood his predicament.

To resolve the perilous situation he had just encountered, he used magic more than a dozen times, many of which consumed additional mental energy to add more attacks. Although his mental energy was not yet depleted, causing him to become mentally exhausted and fall into a coma, he was almost at his limit.

When mental strength is nearing its limit, this is the consequence.

"Fortunately, it didn't directly cause mental exhaustion and put me into a coma, otherwise any random monster I passed by could have taken my life."

Leo thought to himself with lingering fear, while secretly reminding himself that he must never act so recklessly again.

Physical exhaustion only means you can't move, but mental exhaustion means you can't even sense danger and are completely at the mercy of others.

The elders of the clan have also said that the most important thing to do when using magic is to leave yourself some room for maneuver. You must carefully calculate the remaining mental energy and not let yourself fall into a state of mental exhaustion or unconsciousness.

For a magic user, pushing themselves to the limit is definitely not a good thing.

"Fortunately, the enemies have all been dealt with, so there's no need to use magic potions directly."

Leo touched the only magic potion in his small bag, hesitated for a long time, and then gave up on using it directly. Instead, he took out a bottle of ordinary potions and a bottle of high-grade potions.

He first drank the ordinary elixir to allow his strength to recover rapidly, and then uncorked the bottle of the superior elixir and poured the deep-colored superior elixir into his mouth.

The next second, something amazing happened.

Leo's wounds, which covered his entire body, began to heal at a visible speed, and his pale complexion returned to a healthy rosy hue at an incredible pace.

Before long, all of Leo's wounds had healed completely, leaving only bloodstains on his tattered clothes, silently proving that the injuries he had just suffered were real.

"As expected of a high-grade elixir costing tens of thousands of Valis per dose, although it cannot compare to the Elixir that can quickly heal any injury, it will not take much time to treat this level of injury."

Leo stood up from the ground, as if his previous disheveled appearance was all an illusion, and began to move his body as if nothing had happened.

"I never expected to encounter such a perilous situation on the fourth level, requiring high-grade elixirs to heal my injuries. Life is truly unpredictable."

Leo felt somewhat emotional.

Generally speaking, there is virtually no danger to one's life on floors 1-4. Even novice adventurers who have just received Blessing of the Gods and are not much stronger than ordinary people are unlikely to encounter danger on these four floors.

Here, adventurers rarely encounter groups of monsters. Even on the fourth floor, there are still some Goblin or Kobold wandering around alone.

On this floor, you'll usually encounter two or three enemies at most. Encountering more than five monsters is considered extremely unlucky, let alone a situation like Leo's, where ten monsters are clustered together.

What followed was even more outrageous: the Dungeon openly and blatantly used underhanded tactics to target Leo, forcing him to confront an entire Kobold army.

In that last wave, Leo must have taken down at least twenty or thirty Kobold monsters.

If it weren't for magic, with all his abilities at zero, he would definitely have been ganged up on and killed.

Thinking of his magic, Leo couldn't help but raise his hand and look at his palm.

"That was my magic just now!"

He muttered to himself.

I must say, using magic feels quite magical. It makes you truly feel that you are no longer an ordinary person, but someone blessed by the Falna.

Magic truly lives up to its reputation as a supernatural power, a crystallization of miracles. Once used, it can turn the tide in most situations, making it far more reliable than charging into a monster horde alone with a sword.

No wonder so many people want to acquire magic.

This kind of power is undoubtedly the best way to demonstrate one's difference from others.

"This is supposed to be a spell with a very short incantation, yet it already has the ability to turn the tide of battle. I really don't know what kind of power those wide-area annihilation spells that require extremely long incantations possess—"

Magic is generally divided into very short incantations, short incantations, long incantations, and very long incantations. The longer the incantation, the stronger the magic.

In particular, wide-area annihilation magic, as the name suggests, is an AOE magic with a huge attack range. If this magic belongs to the category of extremely long chanting, its power is simply unimaginable. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it can destroy the world.

The vice-captain of the Loki Familia, the elven royal Riveria, is most skilled in wide-area annihilation magic. As a natural-born magician and a member of the royal family, she is one of the few Level 6 magicians in Orario. Even a short incantation of her wide-area annihilation magic possesses immense power, enough to completely overturn the outcome of a battle or even a war. Her firepower is even capable of annihilating enemies of higher levels, inspiring fear in countless people.

Therefore, Riveria is hailed as the strongest Mage in Orario; at least in terms of firepower, there is no one stronger than her in the entire Orario.

Leo's [Meteor Dance] is clearly a spell with an extremely short incantation. The incantation is very short, and it is not a wide-area annihilation spell. In terms of magical power, it is definitely far inferior to Riveria's spell of the same level.

However, short spellcasting also has its advantages, namely that it does not require careful protection and support from teammates, and can be cast at the fastest speed, which can be used in battle anytime, anywhere.

For example, in the situation just now, if Leo's magic was the type that required time to concentrate on chanting, he wouldn't have had time to use it before being torn to shreds by the horde of Kobold rushing at him.

"Although its power is not as great as those spells that require time to chant, this spell can obviously be used frequently, which will also have a good effect on training in the 'Demonic Power' category."

Leo clenched his fists, calculating in his mind.

"Moreover, the power of my spell can be increased by consuming additional mental energy. As long as I'm willing to go all out and completely disregard the consumption of mental energy to increase the power of the spell, then the power of my spell may not necessarily be inferior to those long spells that require time to chant."

Furthermore, the ability to add additional attack attempts could perhaps also be used to expand the attack range?

Leo's mind flashed back to the scene of countless meteors streaking across the sky and falling to the ground, utterly destroying it.

If it could really be done----

"----The potential of this magic alone is terrifying."

I am still very weak. Not only am I Lv.1, but my "Demonic Power" is also completely 0, so the power of my magic is still very small.

Once your level and "Demonic Power" increase, the power of your magic will undergo an amazing transformation, turning your imagined vision into reality.

"Such promising magic, even among elves, a race born with magic, there aren't many who can obtain it, right?"

Leo suddenly frowned.

How could someone who is just an "ordinary" human have acquired such powerful magic?

He never considered himself exceptionally talented, especially in this world where human talent was inherently much weaker than that of races like elves, orcs, dwarves, and Amazons.

In the realm of magic, the elves are the authorities of this world. Few humans possess powerful magical talent, and even those who can use magic are few and far between, let alone acquire such excellent magic.

Unlike those with heavy pasts, I do not harbor extremely strong obsessions or desires.

If one possesses an extremely strong obsession or desire, that obsession or desire may be discovered with the help of Blessing of the Gods, blossoming into a power called "possibility," and ultimately leading to the acquisition of related magic or skills.

But if one doesn't have it, then suddenly acquiring such promising magic seems a bit unreasonable.

Do I really have a talent for magic?

Or perhaps----

"Is it because of that skill?"

Leo remembered that inexplicable special ability—[People of the Alien Star].

"Permanent removal of all ability restrictions—does this restriction also include racial and individual talents or potential?"

If racial and individual talents or potential can be considered a limitation, then it's reasonable that after this limitation is removed by the [People of the Alien Star] skill, one can acquire a high-potential magic that even naturally magical races might not be able to obtain, right?

The name of this spell, [Meteor Dance], is quite intriguing. Like [People of the Alien Star], it also involves the word "star."

"Star attribute—this kind of magic is unheard of."

Most magic uses natural elemental attributes such as earth, water, wind, and fire, with the most possibly adding light, etc.

The attributes are just dark, ice, and lightning; the star attribute is truly unheard of.

"Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore."

Leo shook his head, clearing his mind of his chaotic thoughts.

It's always a good thing to be able to acquire excellent magic.

Having witnessed the convenience and applicability of [Meteor Dance], Leo had a preliminary idea of what path he should take in the future.

With this in mind, Leo, whose injuries had healed and whose strength had been fully restored, began to clean up the mess.

He picked up all the Magic Stone fragments scattered on the ground and put them into his bag; these could all be sold for money.

"With so many Kobold, finally some items are dropping."

Leo picked up the sharp nails and teeth again and laughed.

The Kobold's fingernails and Kobold are dropped items that can be used to craft weapons, and they sell for much more than Magic Stone fragments.

"I wonder if I can earn back the money I spent on that high-grade elixir."

Leo muttered to himself as he picked up the small shield he had carelessly tossed on the ground and re-equipped it to his left hand.

After taking out a pocket watch and checking the time, Leo arrived at the entrance of a passageway.

This is the passageway to the 5th Floor.

"----Shall we go down?"

Leo hesitated.

If the first four levels of the Dungeon are basically harmless areas without any danger, then from the 5th Floor onwards, the situation becomes completely different.

Starting from the 5th Floor, the Dungeon will undergo a complete transformation, significantly increasing the difficulty of conquering it.

This difficulty includes, but is not limited to, a significant increase in the number and types of monsters, more formidable opponents, and a more complex Dungeon structure and terrain, all of which hinder adventurers.

The first four floors are made of light blue walls and mainly contain low-level monsters such as Goblin or Kobold. There are not many types of monsters, and they are not very strong or numerous. Even on the fourth floor, novice adventurers usually do not die, making it a very easy area to conquer.

As long as you're not surrounded by multiple monsters alone, or if you're in a party, adventurers here will absolutely not die. Otherwise, adventurers like Leo, who are new to the game and don't have much ability yet, wouldn't be able to survive here.

However, starting from the 5th Floor, the situation changes.

Many troublesome monsters will appear here, and the interval between their spawns will be much shorter than on the 4th floor. You will often encounter several monsters rushing at you while walking along the way, and you will also be blocked by monsters that climb out of the walls from time to time. This causes many newbies who are used to the upper floors to become corpses here, and they will never have the chance to return to the ground.

Therefore, starting from the 5th Floor, the cruelty and brutality of the Dungeon will begin to be revealed, and this can be said to be the first hurdle that adventurers must overcome.

To enter the 5th Floor, adventurers not only need to have a certain level of ability, but also need to achieve something in various aspects such as experience, weaponry, and adventurer qualities.

With that in mind, Leo, being new to the place, certainly couldn't enter the 5th Floor, and he hadn't initially planned to do so.

But now----

"With magic protecting me, I should still be able to go down and take a look, right?"

Having witnessed the power of [Meteor Dance], Leo began to consider this possibility.

"Just take a look around near the entrance/exit."

In the end, Leo couldn't resist and stepped into the 5th Floor.